Ashwani Prabhakar writes: While most practitioners rarely worry about the contingency fee arrangements they have with their clients, Surrogate's Court practitioners should be aware of the potential ...

When hiring a personal injury lawyer, one of the first questions clients often ask is about legal fees. For many, paying upfront for an attorney feels overwhelming, especially when dealing with ...

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $100,000 joint disposition agreement on Friday with a lobbying firm that allegedly profited from an inappropriate ...

Lil Wayne has emerged victorious in a long-running $20 million legal battle against his former attorney, Ron Sweeney—a dispute that spanned nearly seven years across courts in New York and California.

After a year where his office indicated opposition to contingency fee arrangements, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach will require prospective outside counsel to propose a contingency fee when ...

Lil Wayne, born D’Wayne Micheal Carter Jr., has emerged victorious in a years-long court battle against his former lawyer, Ron Sweeney. A judge ruled that a contested 10 percent fee agreement is ...

This article examines whether lawyers can ethically charge contingency fees for helping clients seek pardons. While generally banned in criminal cases, some opinions suggest they might be acceptable ...

Though sometimes overshadowed, tort reform continues to be an issue worthy of state lawmakers’ attention. Studies have consistently found that frivolous tort litigation reduces economic opportunities, ...

The LIV believes that contingency fee arrangements, which are currently prohibited in all Australian states and territories, should be allowed. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly ...

There’s a saying that cheap advice is never good and good advice is never cheap. But, really, how much should a person expect to pay for an attorney? To answer the question, it is important to ...

A federal judge in the Western District of New York has ruled in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission in its case against the City of Rochester, New York's municipal advisors, whom the SEC ...